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Japan’s exports record fastest growth in nine months, sharply beating expectations
Honda vehicles are lined up at a vehicle storage yard at an industrial port, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | Reuters Japan’s exports in November rose at their fastest rate in […]
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Hong Kong’s largest crypto exchange sees lukewarm market debut, shares gain 3%
HashKey Group logo seen on a smartphone and on a pc screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images HashKey shares rose 3% Wednesday as they debuted on the Hong Kong stock exchange, after the crypto exchange raised $206 million in its initial public offering, at a time when crypto currencies have […]
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Shares of Chinese chipmaker MetaX soar nearly 700% in blockbuster Shanghai debut
Narumon Bowonkitwanchai | Moment | Getty Images Shares of Chinese chipmaker MetaX Integrated Circuits soared about 700% in their market debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, after the company raised nearly $600 million in its initial public offering. Shares, which were priced at 104.66 yuan in the IPO, surged to over 835 yuan on debut, marking […]
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Alphabet-owned Waymo in talks to raise $15 billion in funding
Waymo co-CEOs (L-R): Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov Waymo Self-driving car company Waymo is in talks to raise $15 billion in funding in the new year. The robotaxi company plans to raise billions from Alphabet, its parent company, as well as outside investors at a valuation as high as $110 billion, according to a person […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as investors parse Japan trade data
Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Wednesday as investors parsed trade data that just came out of Japan. Japan’s exports in November grew 6.1% year on year, data from the country’s […]
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Stock futures are little changed as traders absorb shaky U.S. economic data: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on December 16, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Stock futures traded near the flatline after the S&P 500 fell Tuesday, as investors weighed newly released U.S. economic data. S&P 500 futures slipped 0.08%. […]
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Why China’s young are flocking to government jobs in record numbers
Candidates prepare to take the written test of public subjects for the 2025 exam for civil servants at Nanjing Forestry University in East China’s Jiangsu Province, on December 8, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A record number of educated young Chinese are flocking to government jobs for security as the world’s second largest […]
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Tesla stock closes at record as investors rally around Musk’s robotaxi hype despite slow EV sales
What started off as a particularly rough year for Tesla investors is turning into quite the celebration. Following a 36% plunge in the first quarter, the stock’s worst period since 2022, Tesla shares have rallied all the way back, reaching an all-time closing high of $489.88, jumping 3.1% on Tuesday. They’re now up 21% for […]
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Sheryl Sandberg says corporate climate ‘one of the worst’ she has ever seen
Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg warned that public displays of misogyny and “tech bro” rhetoric are damaging corporate culture at the world’s biggest companies. “Rhetoric matters, who says what matters,” Sandberg told CNBC Senior Media & Tech Correspondent Julia Boorstin in the latest episode of the “CNBC Changemakers and Power Players” podcast. Sandberg’s comments come […]
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Nasdaq moves to make trading nearly 24 hours. Why some on Wall Street say that’s a bad idea
The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nasdaq is moving closer to around-the-clock stock trading, a shift that some on Wall Street are calling unnecessary — and potentially destabilizing. The exchange said it plans to submit paperwork to the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
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